"desklamp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desklamps [plural], desk lamp [alternative]
Etymology: From desk + lamp. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|desk|lamp}} desk + lamp Head templates: {{en-noun}} desklamp (plural desklamps)
  1. A lamp which sits on and is used to illuminate a desk. Hyponyms: banker's lamp Coordinate_terms: table lamp, floor lamp, ceiling lamp Translations (lamp): 檯燈 /台灯 (táidēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 桌燈 /桌灯 (zhuōdēng) (Chinese Mandarin), skrivebordslampe [common-gender] (Danish), kirjoituspöytävalaisin (Finnish), lampe de bureau [feminine] (French), Schreibtischlampe [feminine] (German), Schreibtischleuchte [feminine] (German), asztali lámpa (Hungarian), lampada da tavolo (Italian), ᦒᦻᧉᦵᦑᦲᧃᧈ (thaay²toen¹) (), насто́льная ла́мпа (nastólʹnaja lámpa) [feminine] (Russian), lámpara de escritorio [feminine] (Spanish), skrivbordslampa [common-gender] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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